In order to conitnue to develope within your profession as an instructor you have to be willing to change and grow both professionally and personally. This is done by ongoing professional development, evaluation and leadership. We can model, lead by example and learn from our peers but we also have to be willing to accept constructive critsim and make changes to those areas of weakness and turn them into areas of strength. I know when I first started out as a novice faculty, I thought my skills and education was enough to teach nursing but quickkly found out it was not and I had to research and learn not only from my peers but from the students. Students can also teach you a thing or two if you are open to recieiving it. Learning my trial and error is not always considered a bad thing either and no you do not know everything and yes there is always someone who knows more than you. Never let them see you sweat!
